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Published 22 Feb 2023, 14:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

US_21109 - Tax Advice, Consultancy and Related Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,200,000exc. VAT15.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Mar 2023awarded 31 Jul 2023
Awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

US_21109 - Tax Advice, Consultancy and Related Services

CPV: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services · Tax consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1US_21109 - Tax Advice, Consultancy and Related ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,200,000

US_21109 - Tax Advice, Consultancy and Related Services

Provision for Tax services for the University to incorporate comprehensive and efficient tax advice and support services.

Activities as a University include, but not limited to, education, research, consultancy, innovation, technology and knowledge transfer, other services such as student housing, catering and conferences, arts and theatre, leases, and lettings.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: Four years with two optional extensions of up to 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 85%Price: 15%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 85%
  • Cost: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 85%
  • Cost: 15%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
22 Feb 2023, 14:22 GMT
Last source update
14 Aug 2023, 09:39 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN1470
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023666
Classification (CPV)
Accounting, auditing and fiscal servicesTax consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a783 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Mar 2023 → 14 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Aug 2023, 09:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2023, 09:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,860,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP£1,860,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • US_21109 - Tax Advice, Consultancy and Related Services · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Signed
    31 Jul 2023
    Value
    £1,860,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Sussex

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation RC000672 Sussex House, Brighton, South East, BN1 9RHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.